Appears in Cook's Illustrated January/February 2019
To turn a can of chickpeas into a crunchy, salty snack, start with a burst of heat.
Our spiced roasted chickpeas have a crisp, airy texture that we achieve by first zapping the chickpeas in the microwave for about 10 minutes to burst them open at the seams so they release interior moisture. We then coat them with a small a...